[T3] Tires

[Brian Fye]

Keith... my MPG on my squareback, when going from stock tires to 205s
actually changed less than 0.1 mpg.  My handling went up drastically, but
as Dave said, wide tires and snow aren't friends.  I usually put my
stockers back on for snow.

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> What do the wider tires do to gas mileage?  Assuming you get a tire of the
> same diameter isn't the rolling resistance of a wide tire much greater?
> 85% of the Squareback's driving is on the highway so I really don't want to
> lessen the gas mileage anymore than the E10 already has.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Max
> Welton
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:20 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tires
>
> Don't be afraid of wider tires.
>
> These are my 195x65/15 Blizzaks on 4.5" wheels.
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/497082.jpg
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/497081.jpg
>
> My summer tires are 205x65/15s, on 4.5" chrome Mangles:
>
> http://www.maxwelton2k.net/squareback68/IMG_6782.JPG
> http://www.maxwelton2k.net/squareback68/MST3/car.JPG
>
> The 205s are very close to the same diameter as a 165x80/15.
>
> Max Welton
> http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
> >
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Brian Fye
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